序じょ盤ばん戦せんMeaningsNoun1. early stages (of a game); opening phaseKanji used序preface盤plate戦warPitch accentじょばんせんComposed of序じょ盤ばんopening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outsetNoun戦せんwar; battle; match; game; competitionSuffix